Lovers remove clothing and cheat, but not starting to get too excited (8)
I believe the answer is:
overheat
'lovers remove' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overheat that I've seen before include "get sunstroke?" , "Become too warm" , "Get too hot" , "Subject to excessive temperature" , "burn" .)